Unit 1 People
An explorer in Majlis al Jinn Cave, Oman
Photo by Stephen Alvarez
F E AT U R E S
10 Explorers
How a husband and wife
are both explorers
12 A family in East Africa
The story of a famous
family
14 The face of seven
billion people
1 Look at the photo and the caption. Where is the explorer?
What is the photographer’s name?
2
1.1 Listen to an interview with an explorer. Match the
answers with the questions.
1 What’s your name?
a The UK.
2 Where are you from?
b Stephen Alvarez.
3 What’s his name? c Richard Turner.
4 Where’s he from?
d He’s from the USA.
3 Talk to students in your class. Ask and answer these questions.
Hello. What’s your name?
My name’s …
Facts and figures on the
world’s population
18 World party
Where are you from?
I’m from …
How big is seven billion?
What’s his/her name?
His/Her name’s …
Where’s he/she from?
He/She’s from …
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listening interview with an explorer • vocabulary personal information • grammar be (am/is/are) • pronunciation contracted forms • speaking asking questions
1a Explorers
Listening
1 Look at the photo of two explorers. Where are they from?
Grammar be
(am/is/are)
2
5
1.2 Listen to an interview with an explorer. Are these
sentences true (T) or false (F)?
1 His name’s Mike Burney.
2 He’s from the USA.
3He’s married.
4 Sally Burney is his wife.
5 She’s a photographer.
6 Mike and Sally are from Wales.
7They’re twenty-six years old.
Vocabulary personal information
3 Add the underlined words from the sentences in Exercise 2 to
the table.
First name
Surname
Age
thirty-five
Job/Occupation
explorer
Country
Marital status
single
Relationship
husband
1.2 Listen to and read the
interview with Mike Burney from
Exercise 2. Circle forms of be in
each sentence.
I:Hello. What’s your name?
M: My name’s Mike Burney.
I: Are you from Great Britain?
M:Yes, I’m from Wales, but I
travel all the time.
I: And are you married?
M:Yes, I am. My wife’s name is
Sally. She isn’t at home at the
moment.
I: Why? What’s her job?
M:She’s also an explorer and we
often travel together.
I: Is she from Wales too?
M:No, she isn’t. She’s from
Canada.
I: Are you the same age?
M:No, we aren’t. I’m thirty-six
and Sally is thirty-five.
4 Add information about you to the table in Exercise 3.
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Unit 1 People
6 Look at the forms you circled in Exercise 5. Which forms are
a) affirmative, b) negative, c) questions and d) short answers?
Look at the grammar box and check your answers.
 BE (AM/IS/ARE)
Affirmative
I’m (am) a student.
You/we/they’re (are) married.
He/she/it’s (is) from Canada.
Negative
I’m not (am not) a teacher.
You/we/they aren’t (are not) married.
He/she/it isn’t (is not) from the USA.
Questions and short answers
What’s your name?
Where is she from?
Are you from Great Britain? Yes, I am. / No, I’m not.
Is she single? Yes, she is. / No, she isn’t.
For further information and practice, see page 157.
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1.4 Mike Burney is at the airport in
Auckland. Complete the conversation
with the correct form of be. Then listen
and check.
C = Customs officer, M = Mike Burney
you in New
C: Good afternoon. 1
Zealand for work or a holiday?
M: For work. I 2
an explorer.
C: I see. What 3
your address in
Auckland?
M: We 4
at 106a Eglinton Road.
C: We?
M: Yes, my wife and two children.
They 5
with me.
6
C:
your wife also an explorer?
M: Yes, she is, but she 7
in
Auckland for work. She 8
on
holiday.
7 Pronunciation contracted forms
Speaking
a
9 Work in pairs. Ask your partner about
b
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
1.3 Listen. Tick (✓) the form you hear.
’m ✓
am
’re
are
’m not
am not
’s
is
aren’t
are not
’re
are
isn’t
is not
’s
is
1.3 Listen again and repeat the sentences.
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 FRIENDS AND FAMILY
his/her:
•
•
•
•
firstnameandsurname
job/occupation
country
maritalstatus
10 Introduce your partner to the class.
Rosana’s from Chile. She’s twenty-three.
She’s a teacher. She’s single.
 FACTS ABOUT COUNTRIES
 INTRODUCE YOURSELF
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reading a family of explorers • vocabulary family • grammar possessive ’s and possessive adjectives • pronunciation the same or different sounds • speaking friends and family
1b A family in East Africa
Reading
1 Is your family big or small? Are you all
from the same country?
2 Read about the Leakey family. Answer
the questions.
1
2
3
4
5
6
Where are they from?
Are Louise and Maeve explorers?
What is Richard’s job?
What is Colin’s job?
Is Samira an explorer?
Is Philip married?
3 Read the article again and complete the
family tree on page 13.
A family in
EAST AFRICA
The Leakey family is similar in many ways. They live in
East Africa, but the family is from England. Louise Leakey
is an explorer, but for her family that’s normal! Louise’s
mother is Maeve and she’s an explorer.
Her father is Richard Leakey. Richard is also in East Africa,
but he’s a farmer. Richard’s half brother is Colin Leakey.
Colin isn’t in Africa, but he’s an explorer and a scientist at
Cambridge University in England.
Louise’s grandparents (Louis and Mary) are dead, but they
were also famous explorers. Louise’s sister is Samira,
but she works for the World Bank. Their uncle and
aunt are Phillip Leakey and his wife Katy. They have an
international company.
dead (adj) /ded/ not living
were (v) /wə(r)/ past tense of are
Louise Leakey and her mother, Maeve
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Unit 1 People
Louis Leakey
(1903–1972)
Leakey
2
3
Leakey
(1913–1996)
1
Leakey (1944)
Louise Leakey (1972)
4
6
Vocabulary family
4 Look at these family words. Which are men (M)?
Which are women (W)? Which are both (B)?
mother
father
uncle
aunt
niece
nephew cousin
mother-in-law
parent
step brother
half brother
grandparent
5 Complete the phrases with words from Exercise 4.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
,
your father’s brother and sister
your brother’s daughter and son
,
your uncle and aunt’s son or daughter
a brother, but from one different parent
your husband or wife’s mother
your mother or father
your parent’s mother or father
 WORDBUILDING word roots
You can make more words from a root word. For example:
mother → grandmother → stepmother → mother-in-law
For further information and practice, see page 11 of the
Workbook.
Grammar possessive ’s and
possessive adjectives
6 Look at the grammar box. Then find examples of
the possessive ’s and possessive adjectives in the
article in Exercise 2.
 POSSESSIVE ’S AND POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES
Possessive ’s
Mike’s wife is Sally. Mike and Sally’s home is in Canada.
Possessive adjectives
She’s my sister. What’s your name? His name is Charlie.
Leakey (1942)
Phillip Leakey
7 Choose the correct word to complete the sentences.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
I / My parents are Spanish.
I / My am the only boy in my family.
What’s you / your name?
Where are you / your from?
She / Her is a photographer.
He / His uncle is in the USA.
We / Our family is from Asia.
They / Their cousins are both girls.
8 Pronunciation the same or different sounds
1.5 Listen to these pairs of words. Is the
pronunciation the same (✓) or different (✗)?
1
2
3
4
5
they’re / their
he’s / his
its / it’s
are / our
you’re / your
9 Say these sentences in a different way. Use the
possessive adjective in brackets.
1 I’m Fabien. (my name)
My name’s Fabien.
2 Annie’s sister is Claire. (her)
3 Francis and Antony’s cousins are Juliet and
Jane. (their)
4 Fritz’s grandparents are dead. (his)
5 Are you Sylvain? (your name)
6 Helen is Peter’s and my niece. (our niece)
Speaking
10 Write a list of five names of your friends and
family. Introduce them to your partner.
Sandra is my best friend. She’s from Ireland.
Uwe and Illona are my two
cousins in Germany. They’re my
mother’s nephew and niece.
For further information and practice, see page 157.
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Leakey
Leakey (1974)
Subject pronoun → Possessive adjective
I – my, you – your, he – his, she – her, it – its, we – our,
they – their
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WRITE  A PERSONAL DESCRIPTION
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 INTRODUCE YOURSELF
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reading world population • critical thinking the writer’s purpose • vocabulary everyday verbs • word focus in • speaking facts about countries
1c T
he face of
seven billion people
Reading
Vocabulary everyday verbs
1 There are seven billion people
5 Find these verbs in the article. Then write them in the fact file.
in the world. How many
people are in your country?
have ​
live ​
speak ​
use ​work
2 Read the article and match the
numbers in the box with the
information (1–8).
FACT FILE: China
51% 86 ​1 billion ​
1.2 billion ​38% ​21% ​
5 billion ​2.5 billion
• 1.3 billion people
in China.
• 70% of the population
the language of Mandarin Chinese.
• Over 1 billion Chinese people
a mobile phone.
• 65% of the population
in agriculture.
• 35% of the Chinese
the Internet.
(*figures from 2012)
1 the life expectancy of a
Japanese woman
2 the population of India
3 the number of speakers
of English as a second
language
4 the percentage of muslims
5 the percentage of workers
in agriculture
6 the percentage of people in
cities
7 the number of people with
access to the Internet
8 the number of people with
a mobile phone
Critical thinking the
writer’s purpose
3 Read the article again. What is
the writer’s purpose? Choose
the correct answer (a, b or c).
He writes
.
ainformation
b an opinion
c a story
4 Which information in the
article is new or surprising for
you? Tell the class.
The information
about the city and the
countryside is new for me.
Word focus in
6 Look at the sentences in Exercise 5. Tick the correct information.
We use in:
•
•
•
•
with countries and cities
with languages
with areas of work or industry
with the Internet
Speaking
7 Work in pairs. Student A: Turn to page 154. Student B: Turn to page 156.
Read your information about two countries and prepare your
questions. Then ask and answer questions to complete the tables.
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Unit 1 People
THE FACE OF
seven billion people
There are seven billion people in the world and there are seven thousand people in this
photo. Each person in the photo is equal to one million people. That’s seven billion in total!
AGE
The average person in the
world is twenty-eight years
old. In Japan, the average life
expectancy for a woman is
eighty-six. In Afghanistan, it’s
forty-five.
POPULATION
Twenty per cent of the
world’s population live in
China. There are one point
two billion people in India.
LANGUAGE
Thirteen per cent of the
world’s population speak
Mandarin as their first
language. Five per cent
speak Spanish as their first
language. Five per cent also
speak English as their first
language; but English is a
second language for one
billion people.
RELIGION
There are many different
religions in the world. For
example, thirty-three per cent
of the world are Christian,
twenty-one per cent are
Muslim and thirteen per cent
are Hindu.
JOBS
Forty per cent of people work
in a service industry (hotels,
banks, etc.), thirty-eight
per cent are in agriculture
and twenty-two per cent
are in manufacturing and
production.
CITY AND COUNTRYSIDE
Fifty-one per cent of the
world’s population live in
cities and forty-nine per cent
live in the countryside.
(is) equal (to) /'i:kwəl/ the same as (2 + 2 = 4, two and two equals four)
average (adj) /'ævərɪdʒ̜/ usual, typical
life expectancy (n) /Iaɪf ɪk'spektənsi/ the number of years you live
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INTERNET AND MOBILE
PHONES
Two point five billion people
in the world use the Internet
and five billion people have a
mobile phone.
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pronunciation spelling • listening at a conference • real life meeting people for the first time
1d At a conference
Real life meeting
people for the first
time
5
1.7 Look at the expressions for
meeting people for the first time.
Then listen again and tick the
expressions you hear.
 MEETING PEOPLE
Introducing yourself
My name’s … / I’m …
I’m from …
Nice to meet you.
Nice to meet you too.
Introducing another person
I’d like to introduce you to …
This is …
He’s from …
Saying good bye
Nice meeting you.
Nice talking to you.
See you later.
Goodbye./Bye.
Speaking
6 Work in groups of three: A, B
1 Pronunciation spelling
1.6 Listen and repeat the letters of the alphabet.
and C. Practise the conversation.
Then change roles and repeat the
conversation two more times.
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
2 Work in pairs. Take turns to spell these words. Your partner listens
A and B introduce yourself.
and writes. Check his/her spelling.
• your first name
• your surname
• your country
• your job
Listening
3
1.7 Look at the photo and listen to two conversations. Answer
the questions.
1 How many people are there in each conversation?
2 Where are they?
4
Ask each other a question.
1.7 Listen again. Choose the correct word to complete the
sentences.
Conversation one
1 Gary is the first / second person at the conference.
2Rita is / isn’t the conference manager.
3 This is their first / second meeting.
4 Gary’s surname is Lawrence / Laurens.
A introduces B to C.
C asks A and B a question.
A says goodbye to B.
Conversation two
5 Valérie’s surname is Moore / Moreau.
6 Valérie is from France / New Caledonia.
7 Rita / Valérie says goodbye.
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writing a personal description • writing skill and, but
Unit 1 People
1e Introduce yourself
Writing a personal description
3 Writing skill and, but
1 Read the two online introductions. Look back at page 16. Where are
a Look at the words and and but
Gary and Valèrie at the moment?
HOME DATES COUNTRIES DELEGATES BLOG
GARY LAURENS
Hi! My name’s Gary and I’m
a science lecturer. I’m from
the UK, but I live in the USA.
I’m married and I have two
children.
VALÉRIE MOREAU
Hello. I’m Valérie Moreau and
I’m from New Caledonia. It’s a
beautiful island in the Pacific
Ocean. We speak French in
New Caledonia, but I also speak
English and Spanish.
in the introductions in Exercise 1.
Which word is for extra
information? Which word is for
a difference?
b Make one sentence from the
two sentences with and or but.
1 I’m in Spain. I’m from
Argentina.
I’m in Spain, but I’m from
Argentina.
2 I’m 21. My sister is 21.
I’m 21 and my sister is 21.
3 I’m British. Hindi is my first
language.
4 He’s from Germany. He’s in
Russia at the moment.
5 My friend is 30. He’s single.
6 I live in Spain. I work in
France.
7 She’s a student. She’s at
Oxford University.
8 My family is in the
countryside. I’m in the city.
4 Imagine you are going to the
conference. Write an online
introduction for you. Use the
table in Exercise 2 to help you.
Use and and but.
5 Exchange your introduction
with your partner. Check your
partner’s text. Does he/she
include all the information
from Exercise 2? Does he/she
use and and but correctly?
6 Display your introductions
2 Read the introductions again. Tick the information they write.
Gary
around the classroom. Walk
around and read about each
other.
Valérie
First name
Surname
Job
Country/Languages
Other information
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1f World party
Street party in Bangkok
for Chinese New Year
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Unit 1 People
Before you watch
1 Work in groups. Look at the photo and answer the
questions.
1 Where is the party?
2 Why are the people at this party?
2 Discuss these questions as a class.
1 When do you have parties in your country?
2 Where are these parties (e.g. in your house, in
the street, in a restaurant, at your college)?
While you watch
3 The video is about a ‘World party’ for seven billion
people. Watch the video. Number the questions
(a–c) in the order the video answers them.
a How big is the place for a world party?
b How big is seven billion?
c Where is a good place for a world party?
4 Watch the video again. Match 1–8 with a–h.
1 number of years to count from one to seven
billion
2 number of stars you can see at night
3 number of times around the Earth with seven
billion steps
4 number of text messages in the USA every
second
5 the area for one person to stand
6 the area for one person at a party
7 the area for seven billion people at a party
8 the area for seven billion people in a photo
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
a thousand
six square feet
1,500 square miles
three square feet
200
133
65,000
500 square miles
1 foot = 30 centimetres
3 feet = 90 centimetres
1 mile = 1.6 kilometres
500 miles = 800 kilometres
1,500 miles = 2,400 kilometres
bit /bɪt/ a small amount
about (adv) /əˈbaʊt/ approximately
compare (v) /kəmˈpeə/ to talk about the differences and
similarities between one thing and another thing
correct (adj) /kəˈrekt/ not wrong
count (v) /kaʊnt/ to say numbers (1, 2, 3, 4, etc.)
everyone (n) /ˈevriwʌn/ all people
takes (two hundred years) (v) /teɪks/ lasts a period of time
5 Number these sentences from the video in the
correct order (1–10).
a Don’t count from one to seven billion! 1
b There are seven billion stars.
c Or there’s the state of Rhode Island. It’s 1,500
square miles.
d One person needs about three square feet.
e Walk around the Earth one hundred and thirty
three times.
f Smile!
g People send seven billion texts every 30 hours
in the USA.
h So everyone needs about six square feet.
i The Juneau Icefield in Alaska is the correct size.
But it’s a bit cold.
j Los Angeles is 500 square miles. So we can take
the photograph there.
6 Watch the video again and check your answers in
Exercise 5.
After you watch
7 Group discussion a party for your class
Work in groups. Discuss a party for your new
English class. Think about these questions.
1 How many people are in your class?
2 Where is a good place for your party?
3 What is important for a good party (e.g. food,
music)?
8 Tell the class about the party.
Music is important for a good party.
A restaurant is a good place for a party.
9 Class survey people in your class
Interview everyone in your class. Use these
questions.
How many people …
•
•
•
•
•
•
are in your class?
are male or female?
are under 30 or over 30?
are students or have a job?
speak two or more languages?
live in this country (the country you are
in now)?
• have a mobile phone?
• use the Internet?
10 Write a short report about your class.
Example:
Fifteen people are in my class. Eight are male and seven
are female.
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UNIT 1 REVIEW
Grammar
Vocabulary
1 Put the words in order to make questions.
5 Match the words 1–6 with a–f.
1
2
3
4
5
your / name? / ’s / what
from / are / England? / you
are / you / where / from?
married? / you / are / single or
you / are / an explorer?
2 Work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions in
Exercise 1.
3 Complete the conversation with ’s, isn’t, are or
aren’t.
1surname
2relationship
3age
4job
5 marital status
6country
a28
bsingle
cbrother
dChina
eteacher
fObama
6 Complete the sentences with verbs.
1 90% of families h
a computer in their
house.
2 80% of the population s
English.
3 More people l
in apartments, not houses.
4 How many people w
in agriculture?
I CAN
talk about personal information
talk about everyday information
Real life
7 Number the lines of the conversation in the correct
order (1–5).
A:What 1
his name?
B: His name 2
Felipe.
A:What 3
her name?
A:Camila.
B: 4
they married?
A: Yes, they 5
.
B: Are they from Mexico?
A: No, they 6
. They’re from Brazil.
B:What 7
Felipe’s job?
A:He 8
a conservationist.
B: Is Camila an explorer?
A: No, she 9
. She 10
a conservationist
too!
4 Choose the correct option to complete the
sentences.
1What’s you / your name?
2 He / His aunt is French.
3 They / Their are my cousins.
4The photographer’s / photographer is wife is
my / I best friend.
5 She / Her mother is from Germany, but her is /
I'm from Switzerland.
Sonia:Arnold is, but I’m not. I’m from
Scotland.
Arnold:Nice to meet you too, Rosa. I’m
Arnold and this is my wife, Sonia.
Rosa:I’m from Italy, but I live in France.
Are you and Arnold from England?
Rosa:Hi. My name’s Rosa. Nice to meet
you.
Sonia: Hello, Rosa. Where are you from?
8 Work in groups of three. Roleplay a similar
conversation to Exercise 7. Your names are Mike
and Donna (married, from Australia) and Lisa
(from Germany).
I CAN
introduce myself and other people
Speaking
9 Write three sentences (two true and one false)
with personal information about you and/or
your family.
10
Work in pairs. Take turns to read your sentences.
Guess your partner’s false sentence.
I CAN
ask and answer questions with what and where
use the verb to be in sentences
talk about possession with possessive ’s and possessive
adjectives
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